Lisa Loven Kongsli: On-Camera

Norwegian actress Lisa Loven Kongsli, celebrated for her roles in critically acclaimed European productions and major Hollywood blockbusters, will hold a masterclass in which she will share with the Zagreb audience her experience of working on small independent productions on the one hand and American blockbusters on the other. Lisa Loven Kongsli was introduced to the ZFF audience through Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure (ZFF 2014) and Janicke Askevold’s Solomamma (ZFF 2025), and viewers have had the opportunity to see her in theatres in films like Wonder Woman and Zack Snyder’s Justice League. In her lecture, she will address the differences in working with directors across the artistic and commercial film worlds, as well as her own acting methods when transitioning between the two modes.

language: English | open to the public

Lisa Loven Kongsli

Lisa Loven Kongsli (b. 1979) is a Norwegian actress working in Scandinavian and international film and television. She received her education at Westerdals in Oslo and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York and Los Angeles. Her work includes the leading role in Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure (2014) which won the Jury’s prize at the Cannes Film Festival, in Un Certain Regard selection, and earned her a nomination for Best Actress at Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards. She appeared in Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord (2026), which received the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the lead role in Solomamma (2025), winning the Best Actress award at the Barcelona Film Festival 2026. Kongsli also played the character Menalippe in the DC Universe films Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017/21).

Moderator

Hrvojka Hella Begović

Hrvojka Hella Begović graduated with a degree in Acting from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, as well as Philosophy and Sociology from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. She began her professional acting career in 2012 in the ensemble of the Zagreb Youth Theatre, where she works to this day. She has acted in a number of short and feature films, as well as in numerous independent theatre productions. She lives and works mainly in Zagreb.